'It's one of those quality-of-life issues for our visitors and frankly, our residents here who are confronted by the needy,' she said. She said people like Bogan 'literally get stranded here.' Chris Christie's Atlantic City rescue plan, which created a state-run tourism zone district encompassing the 11 casinos, the Boardwalk, outlet shops and downtown. Susan Ney Thompson is acting executive director of the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, the agency carrying out Gov. He wants to travel to Jacksonville, Fla., in order to obtain a copy of his birth certificate, the first step toward getting a driver's license and then a commercial driver's license, to enable him to work as a truck driver in or near Pompano Beach. But you just sleep on a bench.'īogan says he lost his wallet two years ago with all his identification and personal documents.
'You hope when night time comes you can get into a nice bed or lay down on a couch. 'I fell into a little slump, and I'm on the streets now,' he said.